Botolph of Thorney
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Botolph of Thorney was an English abbot and saint. He is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as various aspects of farming. His feast day is cele
Stained glass window depicting Botolph at St Botolph's Church, Cambridge
St Botolph's Church, Iken, Suffolk
St Botolph's Church, the earliest church in Boston, Lincolnshire
Iken
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Iken is a small village and civil parish in the sandlands of the English county of Suffolk, an area formerly of heathland and sheep pasture. It is near the estuary of the River Alde on the North Sea c
Botolph of Thorney
…killed and Botolph began to build the church at Ikanho". Botolph founded the monastery of Icanho. Icanho, which means 'ox hill', has been identified as Iken, located by the estuary of the River Alde in Suffolk; a church still remains on top of an isolated hill in the parish. At the time, the site was a tidal…
St Botolph's Church, Iken